wine glass
Object NameWineglass
MakerPossibly
David Wolff
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1790
Place MadeNetherlands, The Hague
Techniqueblown, cut, stipple engraved
SizeOverall H: 16.51 cm
Accession Number63.3.34
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, cut, stipple engraved. Ovoid bowl; finely stipple engraved bust portrait of a woman wearing an airy, powdered wig; orange branches frame the portrait, tied with a ribbon below; inscribed at the sides "FREDERICA SOPHIA/ WILHELMINA/PRINSES/VAN ORANGE"; dated "1790" at the lower right of the portrait; straight stem with cut diamond facets, the top facets rounded, at the base of the bowl; conical foot; rough pontil mark.Provenance
Source
S. Nystad
- 1963-03-18
